Visiting Walla Walla Valley Wine Country?
Curious about how the "Magic" happens in winemaking?
Want to go behind the scenes & add to your knowledge of wine?
EVERY SATURDAY @ 1pm, join the Cru @ Forgeron Cellars Downtown Walla Walla Winery & Tasting Room for a Winery Tour & Tasting beginning this Saturday, February 1st!
Forgeron Cellars provides wine enthusiasts who are looking for more than just a “Tasting Room” experience, an opportunity to sample some of Washington’s most elegant wines. Located in an old blacksmith shop at 3rd & Birch, Forgeron Cellars is within easy walking distance from Walla Walla’s major hotels and restaurants.
As guests tour through the tank and barrel rooms, they are given an intimate look into the mechanics of winemaking while being treated to award-winning red and white wines. Every tour includes insight into Marie-Eve’s winemaking philosophy and how it affects each individual wine’s character and makeup.

Steppe Cellars will have three different cheese plates for you to sample along with your wine. Each plate comes with a description of the cheeses including some of the attributes that make it a good match with particular wines. Choose from our Pacific NW cheeses plate, our international cheeses plate and the O.S.U./ W.S.U cheeses plate which puts Oregon's Beaver Classic head to head with Washington's Cougar Gold. Prices range from $7 - $9.

Join a group tour from the Yakima Visitor Center (across from the Target Store) with like minded people. Your tour guide is a part of your group, with preferred status at Yakima Valley Wineries. Learn about wine, local agriculture, taste, enjoy, relax on the comfortable easy 'walk-on' (small) bus, and leave the driving to us! We attempt to match our guest's wine interests with the wineries' offerings. No two tours are the same. Join us! $65 per seat, or call for a group rate. Reservations highly recommended!
We encourage you to bring a lunch and/or snacks. Lunch is not included in the price of the tour, but there are wineries offering food items on weekends this year.
Tasting fees, if any, are not included in the ticket price.

As we approach our 20th Vintage at Col Solare, we are pleased to announce the introduction of regular tasting room hours at our Red Mountain estate winery. Beginning May 1st, we will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, no appointment necessary! Our featured menu includes wine flights and wine by the glass. Also, enjoy our pairings plate of gourmet cheeses and cured meats to accompany your wine selection. If you have any questions, feel free to call.

Col Solare is now open to the public! From 11 AM- 5 PM, Wednesday through Sunday, we offer wines by the flight, glass and bottle. Enjoy fabulous wines and the glorious view from the top of Red Mountain. Gourmet Cheese plates are available, as well as, seasonal menu items. Check out our website for fun, upcoming events. Cheers!

The Olympic Cellars Summer concert series begins July 12, with our Red, White and New party. Olympic Cellars partners with a different local non-profit organization each weekend. The cover charge is $13 in advance or $15 at the door and half will be donated to that organization. Tickets are Available Online at BrownPaperTickets.com
All Concerts Start at 7:00pm (except for July 12, starts at 4:30pm). Arrive early for best seating (doors open at 6:00pm) and/or bring your favorite lawn chair. Food and Wine is available for purchase or you may bring a picnic and non-alcoholic beverages.

With August just around the corner, Washington State Wine Month is almost here! Many local restaurants, retailers, hotels and wineries run promotions during the month to celebrate our state’s award-winning wine industry, don't miss out on this opportunity to spread the word about Washington State wine!
The Washington State Wine team would like to help you promote your Washington State Wine Month specials and events on our website. We will be promoting Washington State Wine Month to encourage visits to local businesses through print advertising, online advertising, point-of-purchase, social media and public relations efforts. This year, a toolkit of all resources for Washington State Wine Month is available on the newly renovated trade portion of our website. All downloads can be found at trade.washingtonwine.org

Like some of the old Masters ( Jan Bruegel the Elder,Frans von Miers,El Greco ) Irene takes copper as painting ground because of its luminous shine. Her painting style is expressive and free with quick and spontaneous brushstrokes.

*** All wines $20 when you buy any two (2) bottles in August. ***
Each weekend in August we will be pouring different wines including our award winning and limited wines. Tasting fee is still $5.00 and credited back with purchase.

Celebrate the well-balanced month you've been waiting for with our Washington State Wine Month themed 3-Pack and save 20% off when you purchase Maryhill's Riesling, Syrah and Cabernet Franc. Available only during the month of August.

The 17th Annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival features more than 200 wines for sampling and tasting; Grammy-winning and internationally acclaimed jazz, blues and pop musicians; 50 visual artists; local restaurants; and commercial exhibitors. It is "...the largest festival of its kind in the Northwest..." (KATU 2, Portland, OR)

The Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival is "...the largest festival of its kind in the Northwest..." (KATU 2 TV, Portland, Oregon). The Festival features internationally acclaimed jazz and blues musicians; more than 200 wines; fine artists and crafters; local restaurants and commercial exhibitors. The Festival is held annually during the 4th weekend of August, and attracts an estimated 10-15,000 visitors from 19 states and Canada. Our Wine Competition is held the 1st Friday of August, and visitors to the Festival can sample the awarding winning wines, as well as numerous Washington, Oregon, California and international wines during the Festival.

Library and barrel tastings of our Mr. Owl's Red.
$5 tasting fee waived with wine purchase; complimentary for wine club members.
Just who is Mr. Owl?
When the REININGER children were very young, they had difficulty pronouncing the name of the nice young man who had just began working with us. Tessa Rose and Reid would walk inside our old tin shackteau at the Walla Walla Airport and greet him with, "Hello, Mr. Owl!" This red blend is made in honor of Raul, who has since become our Assistant Winemaker and is very special to us and our winery. A percentage of the wine's proceeds go to a charity of Raul's choosing, Friends of Farm Labor Homes Community in Walla Walla.
The blend changes with each vintage:
2009: 50% Syrah, 46% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot
2008: 88% Merlot, 7% Syrah, 5% Sangiovese (sold out)
2002: 91% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Syrah, 1% Cab Franc, .5% Carmenere, .5% Sangiovese

Australian performer Anni Piper’s sultry vocals have attracted significant overseas interest and she secured a deal with USA label Blues Leaf Records in 2008. The ‘Blues Leaf’ catalogue includes releases by many successful American performers including the award-winning Janiva Magness. Piper’s latest CD was recorded at Showplace Studios in New Jersey, USA and is due for release in February 2013. ‘Split Second’ features Piper’s bass playing talents throughout and she shares vocal duties with talented Florida based beauty Nicole Hart. The Blues Leaf bombshells beguile listeners with butter-wouldn’t-melt-in-your-mouth harmonies and heart-rending ballads of love gone sour. But as well as showing their sweet side, there’s a little spice with diverse originals and covers from Janis Joplin to Ronnie Earl.
9 - Midnight Cover: $10
For more info: 509-520-1273 Enjoy a Full Bar, open until 2 a.m. Featuring Sapolil Cellars Wine, Beer on Tap and by the Bottle, and a full menu of hard liquor libations. And we’ll be serving up good eats until 10 p.m.

It's Fourth Friday and that means it's Date Night at Armstrong Family Winery! Make a date with friends or a special someone and join us for a night of wine, food, friends - and fabulous acoustic guitar and vocals by local artist, Lauren Janssen. Hope to see you!